Time-recorder.



R. S. BLAIR.

TIME BEGORDER.

APPLIOATIOH FILED AUG. s. 1907.

1,010,575. Patented Dec. 5, 1911.

WTNESSES BOBEET'$.-EBLAIB, OF NEW ROCHELLE, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOB TO INTERNATIONAL. E BECOBDING GOiIPANY 01? NEW YORK, OF ENIPICOTT, NEW YORK, .A. OBPQM- U ITED STATES ATE T OFFICE 'rron QI' NEW'YORK.

To 'di enme my conccm: Be it known that I, ROBERT BLAIR, a. citizen' of the'United States, resdng at New Rochelle, in the county ofesfichester and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Time-Re corders, of which thejollowing is a full 4 clear,' and exact description, such as wili enable others skilled in the art to which it g This invention relates to recording meth- ,anism and with regard to the more specific appertains to make and use the same.

features thei-cof to workmen's time recorders.

One of the obj ects the'eof to provide an efiicient, practical and purel automatic time "recorder in'which .the ear y departure or tar dy"arri valt ofla workman wll he evidenced by a distinguisling characterstic of ection with a time recorder of the typefirst mentoncd for nsurng accuracy of action.

Another ob'ect is to provide time recording means o the first mentioned t pe in which the construction is .simple an inexpens ive and the action reliable and substantially proof against -tam ring. I Other objects will be i part bvious and in art..pointed out hereinafter.

he inventicn accordinglyconsists in the `;features of construction, combinations of 40,

elements and arrangements of partswhieh will be exenplified n the construction herer ginafter set 'forth, and the scope 'of'the ap li- -cation of which will beindicated in the ollowin claims.- A' 4 In t e accom anying drawin wher-ein is shown one of t e various' poss le embodiments of ny .invention, Fgure 1 is' asectionalelevation thereof, certain parte being .omtted and .others diagrammaticaily shown in order to tenderthe construction more clear. Fig. 2`is a sectional view taken-sub stantially along the line :c -a: of Fi 1' and" Speeication otetter Patent. Appucatlon leduzst 8, 1907. Serial No. 3875596;

showing the parts upon a larger-sea e. Fig. v

3 is a :similar View taken along the line g -y 's'me-32063153&

Patented'Deci, 1911 of arts shown in Fi 1. 4

imilar reference c aracters-refer to imi.- lar parte throughout the several views'of the drawing. 4 4 As tending to rendor certain features of may here be notedthat in' onnection with workmen's time recorders and more =particularly in connection with instrumente of .this type' in which the'deficiencies of the worlmen are clearly shown, it isof 'prime importance that'the same be proof against tampering by the'user onaccount of the desire of the workmen to avoid ?makin record of irregula-ities in their hours of la. or. If a distinguishing characteristie is'to be imof Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective View 'this inventionmore readily understodt Earted to those. records made within'` the ou-s of labor by;-mechanism,this mechanism should be in` condition to form a'record of this character. l during' :the entire working periods and be otherwise proof against tamperin and then howeventheimpression is gaine from the''ecordingmechanismit is found tobe of thdesiredichar- 4 acter. In this ,manner the mechanism is purely automatic and tlus more reliable in action.

The above and other advantages are attained in constructions of the nature of that hereinafter described. Referring now to the accompmying drawing, there is shown ut 1 a casmg of any desred type in which i's mounted the card rei eiver 2 and printing wheels 8, these parte ben g so positioned as upon a reccrdcardbeing inserted in"receiver 2' and 'frce'toward 'the same as by the' pIaten dagranmatically shown at 4 to for-n a record' thereon." The action of these elements is .well known' and their pre'cis e construction, adjustinnts, connect cns, etc; are omttedl as; the' same do not nthems'el gs embody the present invenon. 4 4

Monted between the type wheel 8 and card receiver 2 s u. two coloredribbon `5 the same bei 4 a spools 6 which are connected b'y the flexible wound upon the"`ribbon cable ?with mechani'sm 8 for feedihg the ribbon in a lon itudinal direction." This .mechanism may e of the well known type and actuated by manually operated means or otherwise.

v Ribbon spools 6 are mounted in the forked shaft 19 drives as bg ends 9 of levers 10 which are pivoted as at 11 and provided with an adjustable counter-weight 12. It will be understood that one of these levers 10 is provided for each spool 6 and that the same are connected so as to Swing together about the pivotal axis 11.

Formed upon one of the levers 10 is an' arm 13 provided with a roller 14, resting within a sinuous groove 15 in a cylindrica cam 16. This cam is mounted u on the shaft 17 and as the same is rotat it will be notedthat the arm 13 is oscillated and hence the ribbon 5. reciprocated so as to bring first one color and then the other in operative relation with the type wheels 3. In this manner the ribbon is shiftcd to change the portion in o erative relationto the ty e wheels and as t is result might be gained in various ways it is to be understood that the unqualified term shifting' in certain of the following olaims is intended to denote merely a relative movement with respect to the type wheels.

Considering now the means of actuation of the shaft 17, there is shown at 18 clock work of any desired form from which a the bevel gear-s 20 the shaft 21 upon whic are adjustably set the arms 22. These arms are each provided with laterally extending pins 23 and the mechanism isso geared as to bring about a complete revolution of shaft 21 each 24 hours. Also leading from clock work' 18 is a shaft 24 driving by bevel gears 25 a shaft 26 having mounted thereona slidable collar 27 keyed to the shaft and provided with a sprin 28 normall urging it in a predetermine direction &ibn the shaft. [his collar as best shown in ig. 4 of the drawing comprises an annular shoulder 29 and a projectn arm 30 ofl'set with respect to the shoul r and having its edge beveled as shown at 31' for a purpose hereinafter described.

Mounted uponshaft 17 adjacent to collar 27, but normally out of o erative relation thereto is a star wheel 32 eld in a redetermined position by the jockey rol er 33 urged a anst it as by the flat spring 34.

* Mounte upon shaft 26 is a cam 85 co-acting with roller 36 u ward! ur ed b the s rin 37, as best shovh in F i a of the dra ving This cam is of such con ormation as during a large portion of its rotation to compress or distot spring 37 and during the remainder of its revolution tobe acted u on by the spring in such manner as to ten to drive it in its direction of rotation.

The operation of the above described embodiment of this invention is subs'tantially as follows. Shaft '26 is driven at such a rate as to cause arm 30 to rotate in' a predetermined eriod of time, as fifteen minutes. Normall y arm 30 is rotated without affecting any of the remaining parts of the instrument, but as the time approaches at which the ribbon is to be shifted, as at the- -ribbon is desired, but considerable latitude ma be used in this res ect thus doing away wit the necessity for dhe adjustment of the arms 22. The arm 30 is so positioned as recisely uponthe moment at which ribbon s to be shfted 'to bring it into engagement,

with star wheel 32 and move the same throughout one notch which action b the driving of the' cam 16 swings the rib on 5 so as to bring another 'color into operative position. The pin 23 in the course of its movement slips past shoulder 29 compressing the spring 28 to such an extent as may' 'be required for this purpose and the collar 27 snaps back into its normal position. This is repeated at such times as t is desired to shift the ribbon. The arm 30 being beveled at 31 is adapted to enter between the teeth of the star wheel 32 irrespectivc of their position. The function of cam 35 is to assist arm 30 in shifting the ribbon and this cam is sodpositioned as to brin its abruptly incline portion 38 in operative relation to the roller 36 as the arm engages the star wheel and thus to assist the same in moving the mechanism which it drives It ma here be noted that the term clock actuate is used throughout the following claims in a broad sense to denote any part which is driven by .an automobile mechanism parts of which are moved at a predetermined rate of speed and by actuate as is used throughout the following clains is meant to actually move or supply the ener y by which the position or condition of te actuated means is changed.

It will thus be scen that there is rovided an instrument in which the severa ob'ects of this invention are achieved and the a ove and other advantages are present. The construction is simple and inexpensive, the action is accurate and efiicient and the entire instrument is proof against tamlperin in any form. The ribbon moreover a thoug so mounted as to be moved b the expenditure of a minimum amount o power is stable steadily driven or fed and is positively held in itsshifted position in such manner as to be proof against' an attempt to move the same other than by e proper mechanism at the proper time. 4 y

As many changes could be made n the above construction and many a paretly widel different embodiments of t s inention e made without departing fron the scope thereo', it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shovvn in the accompanying drawings shall be rnterpreted as llustrative and not n a lumt- 6 avng described my nventon, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a workman's time recorder, in combination, means adapted to form impressions u on a record rcceivng member, means adapt into operative rclation thereto, record-changing means adapted to impart a distn ushing characteristic to certan classes o said impressions, and clock actuated means adapted to actuate said record-changing means to impart a distinguishing characteristic torccords made within the working zo hours whereby the energy for actuating said record-changing means s derved from the clock.

2. In a workmanh time recorder, in combination, means adaptcd to form impressions u on a record receiving member, means adap'te to bring a record receiving member into operative relation thereto, a multicolored printing ribbon mounted adacent said first means and adapted to be s -ifted 3 to change the color of the impression made thereb and clock actuated means adapted to shi said ribbon whereby theenergy for shifting the ribbon is derived from the clock.

3. In a workmams time recorder, in combination; means adapted to form impressions upon a record receiving member, means adapted to bring a record receiving member into operative relation thereto, record-changing means adapted to impart a distin nish` ing 'characberistic to certain classes o said impressions, and adapted to actuate said record-changing means to imprt a distinguishing characteristic to records made within the working ,s hours whereby the energy for actuating s'e-id recor -chan in means s derived from the clock, said c oc actuated means comprisi two clock actuated members, one of whic moves said record-cben 'ng means and the other of which contro broadly the time of action of the first of said members.

4. In a workmanh time recorder, in combination, means adapted to form impressions ugon a record receiving member, means adapte to bring a` record receving member into operative re ation thereto, record-changing means adaptecl to impart a distin uis ing characteristic to certain classes o said impressions, and clock actuated means adapted to actuate said record-changing means to impart a distin ishing characteristic to records made wit in the workin hours, whereby the energy for actuating sai means is derived from the record chang 65 clock, sad c oc actuated means comprisng to bring a record receiving member clock actuated means a slow moving and a fast movingmmember, the relatively fast moving mem r be ng adapted to actuate said record-changng ,means and the slow moving member being adapted to control broadly the time of .action of said fast moving member.

` 5. -In a.workman's time reeorder, in combination, means adapte'd to form impressions upon a` record receiving member, means dpted to -bring a record receiving member into operative relatiun thereto, a multicolored printing ribbon mounted ad`acent.

said first means and adapted to be sifted to change the color of the impression made therebv, andclock actuated means adapted to Shift' said ribbon, whereby the'energy for shifting said ribbon is derived f'omthe clock, said last mentioned means compri'sing a fast moving 'member' adapted to shftsaid 'ibbon and a relatively slow moving member controlling broadly the time of action of said fast moving memberi i (i. In a workmans time recorder, in combination, means adapted to' form impressions upon a record receivig member, means adapted to bring a record receiving'member into o erative relation thereto, a multii colore .ribbo' in operative relation to said record formin means and adapbed upon being shiited laterally'to chan e the color of the impressions formed there y, clock actuated means adapted to Shift said ribbon to change the color, whereby the 'energy for shifting said ribbon is derived from the clock, and clock actuated means adapted to repeat a cycle of motions and having portions controlling broadly the time of action of said shfting means, said portions of said controlling means bein moved at a slower rate than the rate of ater-al movement of the ribbon.

7. In a workmarfis time recorder, in combination, means adapted to form inpressions upon a record receiving member, means adapted to bring a record receiving member into operative relation thereto a multi-colored rbbon in operative relaton to said record forming means and adapted upon bein shifted 'laterall to change the color of te impressions ormed the'reby, clock actuated means ada ted to shift sad ribbon to change the co or *whereby the energy for shifting said rib n is derived from the clock, and clock actuated means adapted to repeat a cycle of motions and having portions controllin broadly the time of action of said shiftng means said portions of said controlling means "being moved at a slower rate than the rate of lateral movement of the ribbon and being Eositioned to cause the shifting of said ribon at the opening and. terminal' pointsof the perods of la or whereby the records distinctive color.

8. In a workman's time recorder, in combination, means adapted to form impressions upon a record receivin member, means adapted to bring a recor receiving member into o erative relation thereto, a multi-colored ri bon mounted adjacent said record forming means and ada ted upon being shifted to change the co or of the record formed thereby, and clock actuated means adaptedto shft said ribbon at the opening and terminal points' of the periods o labor and automatically re t its action each da whereby records ormed within the wor ing hours are made 'in a distinctive color andwhereb the ener for shifting said ribbon is derved from t e clock. i

9. In a workman's time recorder, in combination, means adapted to form im-` pressions upon a record receivin member, means adapted tobring a recor receiving member into operative relation thereto, a multi-colored printing ribbon mounted adjacent said first means and adapted to be shifted to change the color of the impression made thereby, clock actuated means adapted to Shift said ribbon, whe'eby the energy for shifting said ribbon is derived from the clock, and a casing inclosing said 'ribbon and ribbon shifting mechanism whereby the same is inaccessible to the workmen.

10. In a workman's time recorder, in combination, means adapted to form impressions upon a record receivin member, means adapted to bring a recor receiving member into o erative relation thereto, a multi-colored ribbon mounted adja'cent said record forming means and adapted upon being shifted to change the color of the record formed thereby, clock actuated means adapted to'shift said ribbon at the o ening and terminal points of the eriods o labor and automatically repeat its action each day, whereby records formed within the working hours are made in a distinctive color, and whereby the energy for shiftin said ribbon is derved from the clock, an a csing inclosing said ribbon and ribbon slifting mechanism whereby the same is inncccssible to the workmen.

11. In a workman's time recorder, in oombination, meansadapted to form inpressions upon a record receivin member, means adapted to bring a recor receiving member into operative relation thereto, a multi-colo-ed printing ribbon'mounted adjacent said first means and ada ted to be shifted to change the color of t e impression made thei-aby, clock actuated means adpted to shift said ribbon, whereby the energy for shifting said ribbon is derived from the clock, and means adupted positively to hold said ribbon in each position.

12. In a workman's time recorder, in combination, means adapted to form impressions upon a record receiving member,

means adapted to bring a record receiving member into o erative relation thereto, a multi-colored ri bon in operative relation to said record forming means and adapted upon bein shifted laterall to change the color of t e impressions ormed thereb clock actuated means adapted to shift sai ribbon to change the color, whereby the energy for shifting said ribbon is derived from the clock, clock actuated means adapted to repeata cycle of motions and having portions controllng broadly the time of action of said shiftng means, said portions of said oontrolling means being moved :it a slower rate than the rate of lateral movement of the ribbon and being shifting of said rib on at the openin and terminal points of the periods of abor vgle'eby the records formed in working hours are made in a distinctive color and means adapted positively to hold said ribbon in each position.

13. In a workman's time recorder, in combination, means adapted to form impressions upon a record receivin member, means adapted to bring a recor receiving member into operative relation thereto, a multi-colored printing ribbon mounted adjaoent said first means and ada ted to be shifted to change the color of tlie impression made thereby, clock actuated means adapted to Shift said ribbon, whereby the energy for shifting said ribbon is derived from the clock, and means comprising an auxiliar spring adapted to tend to Shift said rib on.

14. In a workman's time recorder, in combination, means adapted to formimpressions u on a record receiving member, means a apted to bring a record receiving member into operative relation theretc, a multicolored printing ribbon mounted ad'acent said first means and adapted to be s ifted to change the color of the impression made the'reby, clock actuated means adapted to Shift said ribbon, whereb the energy for shifting said ribbon is erived from the clock, and means comprising an auxiliary sprin automatically compressed and release b clock work adapted to tend to Shift s'aid rib on.

15. In a workman's time recorder, in'combination, means adapted to form impressions umn a record receivin member, means a apted to bring a racor receiving member into o erative relation thereto, a multi colomd ribbon in operative relation to said record formin means and adapted upon bei'n shifted aterall to change the color of the impressions ormed thereby, clock actuated means ada ted to Shift said ribbon to change the co or, whereby the ener y for shiftin said ribbon is derived from t e clock, cloc actuabed means adapted to repeat a cycle of motions and having portons ositioned to cause the terminal points ot' the periods ofaber,

whereby the records formed in 'wrkin hours are made in a distinctive color, an

means coinp-ising an auxiliary spring automatically compressed and released!) -clock work adapted to tend to Shift said ri bon.

16. In a workman's time recdfder, in combination, means adaptedto form impres sions upon a record receiving member,mean's adapted to bring a record receivingimember into operative 'relation the-eto,.a. multicolored printing rib on mounted adjacent said record forming membcr'and 'adapted upon" being shifted laterall to change the color of the impression orned thereby, means adapted to Shift said ribbon, clock the time of shifting of said ribbon, an an auxiliary pring adeptcd to aid in shifting said rib- 17. In a workmams time recel-der, in combination, means adapted to form impressions upon a record receiving member, means adapted to bring' a record receiving mem ber into operative relation thereto, a multiupon being shifted lat'erallv to change the colored printing ribbon mounted adjacent said record forming member and adapted color of the impression ormed thereby, means adapt'ed to Shift said ribbon, clock controlled means cotrollin the time of shifting of said ribbon, and an auxiliary spring dnpted to aid in shifting said ribbon, said auxiliary spring being automatically compressed and released by clock work.

18. In a time recorder, in combination, a time-printing member, a multi-colored printing ribbon adap'ted. to co-act therewith, means adapted to feed the same longitudinally, said ribbon being m'ounted to move laterally with respect to its' direction of travel to chan e the color of its portion in operative position, and a flexible connection between said ribbon and aid feeding means.

19. In a time reco-der, in combination, a time-printing member, a multi-colored printing ribbon adapted to co-ect` therewith, means adaptcd to feed the same longitudinally, said ribbon being mounted to move laterally with respect to its direction of travel to change t e color 'of the portion thereof in operative position, and means adapted to neutralize the force of 'gravity upon said ribbon. 4

20. In a tiie recorder,` in combinatio'', a time-printing member, a mu'lti-colored print,

' ing ribbon adapted to co-cct therewith,

means adapted to feed the sme longitudinally, said ribbon being mounted to move Iaterell'y with respect to 'its direction of travel to change the colorof its portion in operative. osition, a flexible connection between 'seid ribbon and' said feedin means, and means' adapted to' neutralize t e force oi-"gravity upon said ribbon.

21. In attme recorder, in combination, a t-m-printing member, a multi-colored printmg ribbon' adaptcd' 'to co-act therewith,

:means adapted to feed the same longitudinally, said ribbon being mounted to Swing g laterally about an nxis-to change the color of the. portion thereof in operative position means adapted to swing said ribbon, an means adapted to neutra'lize, the force of gravitv upon said ribbon. 4

23. n a time recorder, in combination, a timc-printing nember,a multi-colored rinting ribbon adapted to co-act therewi and nounted pon spools, pivotally mounted means having postionedthereon said spools and adpted-upon swingin to move seid ribbon laterally to change t e color of the portion thereof -in operative position, and a counterbalance upon said ivot 'ly mounted means adapted to neutra iize ne force of gravity upon said ribbon.

24. In e time recorder, in combination, a

time-printim mechanism, a multi-colored spools and adptedupon swinging.to move i said ribbon literally to change the color of the portion thereby in 'operative position,

a counterbalance upon said pivotally mounted means adapted .to ncutralize the force of grevity u on said ribbon, feeding means and a flexi le connection between one of sai 4 spools and said feeding means.

25. In a workman's timerecordcr, in combination, means ndapted to form impressions upon a record receiving member, means adapted to bring a record receiving member into operative relation thereto, n multi-co'lored print-ing ribbon mo'nnted adjacent said first means and ada td to be Shift-ed to change the color of e impression made thereby, and clock actuated means adapted to shift said ribbon, whereby the energy for shiftn said ribbon is derivecl from the clock, rib on feeding means and a flexible` connection between said eeding means and said ribbon.

26. In a workman's time recorer, in combintion, 'means adapted to form impressio upon a record receiving member, means adapted to bring a record receiving member nto operative relation thereto, a multcolored pri'nting ribbon mounted ad'acent said first means and adapted to be s ifted to change .the color of the impresson made thereby, clock actuated means adapted to shift said ribbon whereb the energy for slifting said rib on is erived from the clock, said ribbonbeing' ivotally mounted to swing laterally an provided with counterbalancing means.

27. In a workman s' time recorder, in combination, means adaptcd to form impressions u on a record receiving member, means adapte to bring a record receiving member nto operative relation thereto, a multicolored printing ribbon mounted ad'acent said record forming means 'and a apted upon being moved laterally to change the color of the record formed thereby, clock work, a member rotated b clock work means adapted upon said mem er being set in a predetermned condition to cause the same to Shift said ribbon laterally, whereby the energy for shifting said ribbcn is derived from the clock, and means driven b said clock work at a relatively slow rate a apted at predetermined times to set said faster movin member in said condition.

28. n a workman's time recorder, in combination, record forming means, means adapted to bring a record reeeivng member into operative relation thereto, a nulti-colored printing ribbon, pivotally mounted means upon which said printing ribbon is mounted adapted upon swinging to change the color of the ribbon in operatve relation to said record forming means, a cylindrical member provided with a. sinuous groove, means connected with said pivotally mounted means and entering said groove, whereby said pivotally mounted means are oscillated as said cylindrical member is turned, and clock driven means adapted to rotate said cylindrical member at the opening and terminal points of the periods of labor, whereby the 'records formed within the hours o'f labor are made in a distinctive color and whereby the energy for shifting said ribbon is derived from the clock.

29. In a workman's time recorder, in combination, means adapted to form impress'ions uon a record-receiving member, means ad'apte to bring the record receiving member into operative relation thereto, recordchangin means ada ted to impart a disof impressions, and clock-actuated means adapted to actuate said record-changing means to impart a distin uishing characteristic to records made wit in working hours whereby the energy for actuating said'record-ohan in means is derived from the two clock-actuated members driven at diflerent rates of speed, one of which moves said record-changing) means and the other of which controls roadly the time of action of the first of said members.

30. In a workmams time recorder, in combination, means adapted to form impresadapte to bring a record-receiving member into operative relation thei-eto, a multicolored printing ribbon mounted adjacent said record-forming means and adapted upon bein moved aterally to change the color of t e record formed thercby, clock work, a member driven by clock work, means ada ted upon said member being set in a pre etermned condition to cause the same to slift said' ribbon laterally whereby the energy for shifting said rib on is derived from the clock, and means driven by said clock at a different rate adapted at predetermined times to-set said first clock-driven member in said condition.

31. In a'workman's time'recorder, in combination, record-forming means, means adapted to bring a record-receiving member into'operative relation' thereto, a nulti-colored printing ribbon, pivotally mounted means upon which said printing ribbon is mounted ada ted upon swinging to change the color of the ribbon in operative relation to said record forming means, a cylndrical member provided with a sinuous groove, means connected to said pivotally mounted means and with said groove whereby said pivotally mounted means are oscillated as said cylndrical member is turned, and means 'adapted to turn said cvlindrical member.

Intestimony-whereo I-aflixny sighature, in the presence of two witnesses.

' ROBERT S. BLAIR. witnesses:

J. GLYDE RIPLEY,

M. C. Klum clock, sad c ock-a'ctuated means comprising 4 sions u on a record-receiving member, means tingushng characterstic to certain classes 

